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Online Databases

Title

NoveList

Description

Electronic Readers' Advisory with annotations, reviews, and summaries

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Title

Cliff's Notes from netLibrary (eBooks)

Description

Online Cliff's Notes. Keyword Search Strategy: type Cliffs notes and title. Ex.: great gatsby and cliffs notes

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Web Sites

Title

NovelGuide Literary Analysis

URL

http://www.novelguide.com/

Description

Brief summaries and literary analysis

Title

Spark Notes

URL

http://www.sparknotes.com/

Description

Study guides & plot summaries

Title

Free Booknotes

URL

http://www.freebooknotes.com/

Description

A comprehensive guide to free plot summaries, study guides, and analysis for over 250 literary classics. Be prepared for lots of distracting advertising.

Title

Book-A-Minute Classics

URL

http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml

Description

Just for Fun--Great works of literature summarized in a few sentences

Books

Title

Masterplots

Author

Call Number

810.9896073 M3931

Description

Thousands of plot stories and essay reviews. Reference books located at several libraries.

Title

Bloom's Notes

Author

Harold Bloom, ed.

Call Number

various

Description

Includes a brief biography of the writer, thematic & structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. Available for check-out at several libraries.